Smoking implement and method of use

ABSTRACT

A smoking implement is disclosed herein. In one exemplary embodiment, the smoking implement comprises a housing body having an air inlet port and an air outlet port; a nippleless cap attachable to the housing body at the air outlet port, the nippleless cap having an internally configured first channel; and a holder configured for holding a cigarette, the holder being securable to the nippleless cap in a manner that the holder is partially accommodated into the first channel and extends into an interior space of the housing body.

PRIORITY NOTICE

The present application is a Non-provisional Patent Application of, andclaims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119 to, U.S. Provisional PatentApplication with Serial No. Filing 63/073,058 filed on Sep. 1, 2020, thedisclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates in general to smoking implements. Morespecifically, the present invention relates to a non-contact smokingimplement that may be shaped as a football to be passed around while inuse. In exemplary embodiments, a smoking implement in accordance withthe present invention may be especially designed for smoking rolledplant matter or plant extracts.

COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK NOTICE

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Certain marks referenced herein may be common law or registeredtrademarks of third parties affiliated or unaffiliated with theapplicant or the assignee. Use of these marks is by way of example andshould not be construed as descriptive or to limit the scope of thisinvention to material associated only with such marks.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Recreational smoking implements such as pipes, hookahs, bongs, steamers,and other apparatuses appear in many forms. In fact, the prior art isriddled with different types of smoking implements that have variousfeatures and functions. Traditionally, a smoker may use a simple pipefor consuming their smoking material, such as loose tobacco, herbs,smokable plant matter, or the like. Moreover, these devices aretraditionally shared in social settings in which friends part take inrecreational activities in which smokable consumables form part of therecreational activities. However, in the current unprecedented climateof a deadly pandemic, the manner in which people socialized hasdrastically changed, including the manner in which people sociallysmoke.

Some devices may have multiple tips—such as certain hookahs—that havemultiple and separate hoses for allowing a group of friends to smokefrom the device. The problem with this approach is that despite theseparate hoses, the device has a common chamber in fluid communicationwith each hose. Ultimately, a smoker using one of these devices may beinhaling particles from another individual, which defeats the purpose.As is now well known, it is this saliva or fluids that often carriesmicrobial agents such as the COVID-19 virus. The ongoing pandemic aside,other infections, whether viral or bacterial, may be similarlytransferred between individuals sharing a smoking implement or smokingout of devices that have a fluid communication between them. Otherdevices may include replaceable tips to avoid sharing saliva or fluids.The problem of course is that even if a replaceable or disposable tip isused, there is a portion of the device that inevitably comes into somefluid contact with a depository of shared particles.

Accordingly, with current devices and a new climate of awareness ofinfectious diseases, a typical social gathering with friends that wantto socially share smoking consumables would have to resort to bringingtheir own device. As such, it would be advantageous to provide a devicethat avoids contact while supplying consumable smoke so that it may beshared socially. Moreover, it is desirable that the device is one thatis fun to pass around and enjoy in an entertaining manner.

Therefore, there exists a previously unappreciated need for anon-contact smoking implement for recreational consumable materials thataddresses the problems and shortcomings of the prior art mentionedabove. It is to these ends that the present invention has beendeveloped.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

To minimize the limitations in the prior art, and to minimize otherlimitations that will be apparent upon reading and understanding thepresent specification, the present invention describes a non-contactsmoking implement that may be shaped as a football to be passed aroundwhile in use, and which may be especially designed for smoking rolledplant matter.

Generally, the invention is a smoking implement that may be passedaround and used in such a way so as to avoid contact with the deviceitself while the device supplies smoke for inhalation. In exemplaryembodiments, the device includes a body that may be shaped like ball,for example a football. Inside the football shaped housing, a holdingdevice may be disposed, wherein the holding device is configured tosecure rolled plant matter inside the football shaped housing. Therolled plant matter may be a cigarette comprising of any type of smokingconsumable without limiting the scope of the present invention, such asbut not limited to tobacco, herbs, smokable plant matter, and the like.The football shaped body is typically configured to supply air though achannel of the holding device so that when the device is activated, thecigarette is supplied with a stream of air therethrough. A cap at aterminal end of the football shaped housing, is in fluid communicationwith the holding device and thus the cigarette; this allows smoke fromthe lit cigarette inside the football-shaped body to be expelled as asmokable stream. Because the body is shaped and adapted as a football,the smoking implement can be passed around between friends. Moreover,because a smokable stream is expelled from the device, no one has tomake contact with the device by way of their mouth, nor do users have tomake fluid contact that may expose their mouth or airways to particlesso as to avoid unintended contamination with an infectious disease, suchas COVID-19, the flue, or any other contagious ailment.

The present disclosure envisages a smoking implement. In one exemplaryembodiment, the smoking implement comprises a housing body having an airinlet port and an air outlet port; a nippleless cap attachable to thehousing body at the air outlet port, the nippleless cap having aninternally configured first channel; and a holder configured for holdinga cigarette, the holder being securable to the nippleless cap in amanner that the holder is partially accommodated into the first channeland extends into an interior space of the housing body.

In a non-limiting exemplary embodiment, the housing body is a footballshaped housing having a first end and a second end.

In a non-limiting exemplary embodiment, the air inlet port is configuredat any location on the housing body, and the nippleless cap is attachedto the first end of housing body.

In a non-limiting exemplary embodiment, the housing body has a resilientconfiguration for allowing air to be introduced in the interior space ofthe housing body via the air inlet port, and exhausting the air from theoutlet port on pressing of the housing body.

In a non-limiting exemplary embodiment, the nippleless cap has a conicalconfiguration extending between a base and a tip, wherein the base ofthe nippleless cap is configured for attachment to the first end of thehousing body, and the first channel of the nippleless cap extends fromthe tip and opens to the base of the of nippleless cap.

In a non-limiting exemplary embodiment, the holder includes a firstportion having a cylindrical configuration with a first radius and asecond portion extending from the first portion, the second portionhaving a cylindrical configuration with a second radius, wherein thefirst radius is greater than the first radius.

In a non-limiting exemplary embodiment, the first portion of the holderincludes a holding channel for holding the cigarette, wherein theholding cavity is in fluid communication with an outlet channel formedwithin the second portion of the holder.

In a non-limiting exemplary embodiment, the second portion of the holderis configured to fit within the first channel of the nippleless cap, andthe outlet channel is in fluid communication with the first channel.

The present disclosure also envisages a method of using a smokingimplement. The method comprises inserting a rolled cigarette into acigarette holder of a football-shaped housing of the smoking implement;lighting the cigarette and while the cigarette is lit, coupling thecigarette holder to the cap, and the cap and holder to thefootball-shaped housing; placing a finger over a vent hole on thefootball-shaped housing; and squeezing the football-shaped housing toexpel smoke from the hole in cap end of football, wherein thefootball-shaped housing is configured to be thrown to another user afteruse.

As will be appreciated from the present disclosure, various objectivesand advantages of the present invention will become apparent from thefollowing description taken in conjunction with the accompanyingdrawings wherein are set forth, by way of illustration and example,certain embodiments of this invention. The drawings submitted hereinconstitute a part of this specification, include exemplary embodimentsof the present invention, and illustrate various objects and featuresthereof.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

Elements in the figures have not necessarily been drawn to scale inorder to enhance their clarity and improve understanding of the variousembodiments of the invention. Furthermore, elements that are known to becommon and well understood to those in the industry are not depicted inorder to provide a clear view of the various embodiments of theinvention. The drawings that accompany the detailed description can bebriefly described as follows:

FIG. 1 illustrates a side view of a smoking implement in accordance withan exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 illustrates a cross-sectional view of a smoking implement inaccordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 illustrates a perspective exploded view of a smoking implement inaccordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4A illustrates a side view of a cigarette holder for a smokingimplement in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the presentinvention.

FIG. 4B illustrates a perspective view of a cigarette holder for asmoking implement in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of thepresent invention.

FIG. 5 illustrates a perspective view of a cigarette holder coupled to acap for a smoking implement in accordance with an exemplary embodimentof the present invention.

FIG. 6-FIG. 9 illustrate a method of use sequence for a smokingimplement in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the presentinvention.

FIG. 10 illustrates a close-up view of a smoking implement in accordancewith an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, depicting a ventaperture on a surface of a housing of the device.

FIG. 11 illustrates a smoking implement expelling inhalable smoke duringa use sequence of the smoking implement, in accordance with an exemplaryembodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a flow chart of a method of use in accordance with anexemplary embodiment of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

In the following discussion that addresses a number of embodiments andapplications of the present invention, reference is made to theaccompanying figures, which form a part thereof. Depictions are made, byway of illustration, of specific embodiments in which the invention maybe practiced; however, it is to be understood that other embodiments maybe utilized and changes may be made without departing from the scope ofthe present invention. Whenever possible, the same reference numbers areused in the drawings and the following description to refer to the sameor similar elements.

In the following detailed description, numerous specific details are setforth by way of examples in order to provide a thorough understanding ofthe relevant teachings. However, it should be apparent to those skilledin the art that the present teachings may be practiced without suchdetails. In other instances, well known structures, components, and/orfunctional or structural relationship thereof, etc., have been describedat a relatively high-level, without detail, in order to avoidunnecessarily obscuring aspects of the present teachings.

Throughout the specification and claims, terms may have nuanced meaningssuggested or implied in context beyond an explicitly stated meaning.Likewise, the phrase “in one embodiment/example” as used herein does notnecessarily refer to the same embodiment and the phrase “in anotherembodiment/example” as used herein does not necessarily refer to adifferent embodiment. It is intended, for example, that claimed subjectmatter include combinations of example embodiments in whole or in part.

Conditional language used herein, such as, among others, “can,” “could,”“might,” “may,” “e.g.,” and the like, unless specifically statedotherwise, or otherwise understood within the context as used, isgenerally intended to convey that certain embodiments include, whileother embodiments do not include, certain features, elements, and/orsteps. Thus, such conditional language is not generally intended toimply that features, elements, and/or steps are in any way required forone or more embodiments, whether these features, elements, and/or stepsare included or are to be performed in any particular embodiment.

The terms “comprising,” “including,” “having,” and the like aresynonymous and are used inclusively, in an open-ended fashion, and donot exclude additional elements, features, acts, operations, and soforth. Also, the term “or” is used in its inclusive sense (and not inits exclusive sense) so that when used, for example, to connect a listof elements, the term “or” means one, some, or all of the elements inthe list. Conjunctive language such as the phrase “at least one of X, Y,and Z,” unless specifically stated otherwise, is otherwise understoodwith the context as used in general to convey that an item, term, etc.may be either X, Y, or Z. Thus, such conjunctive language is notgenerally intended to imply that certain embodiments require at leastone of X, at least one of Y, and at least one of Z to each be present.The term “and/or” means that “and” applies to some embodiments and “or”applies to some embodiments. Thus, A, B, and/or C can be replaced withA, B, and C written in one sentence and A, B, or C written in anothersentence. A, B, and/or C means that some embodiments can include A andB, some embodiments can include A and C, some embodiments can include Band C, some embodiments can only include A, some embodiments can includeonly B, some embodiments can include only C, and some embodimentsinclude A, B, and C. The term “and/or” is used to avoid unnecessaryredundancy. Similarly, terms such as “a,” “an,” or “the,” again, may beunderstood to convey a singular usage or to convey a plural usage,depending at least in part upon context. In addition, the term “basedon” may be understood as not necessarily intended to convey an exclusiveset of factors and may, instead, allow for the existence of additionalfactors not necessarily expressly described, again, depending at leastin part on context.

While exemplary embodiments of the disclosure may be described,modifications, adaptations, and other implementations are possible. Forexample, substitutions, additions, or modifications may be made to theelements illustrated in the drawings, and the methods described hereinmay be modified by substituting, reordering, or adding stages to thedisclosed methods. Thus, nothing in the foregoing description isintended to imply that any particular feature, characteristic, step,module, or block is necessary or indispensable. Indeed, the novelmethods and systems described herein may be embodied in a variety ofother forms; furthermore, various omissions, substitutions, and changesin the form of the methods and systems described herein may be madewithout departing from the spirit of the invention or inventionsdisclosed herein. Accordingly, the following detailed description doesnot limit the disclosure. Instead, the proper scope of the disclosure isdefined by the appended claims.

The present disclosure relates to, among other things, a noncontactsmoking implement comprising a football shaped housing. The housingincludes a cigarette holder adapted to secure a cigarette within acavity of the housing, the cigarette holder including a first channelfor providing a supply of air through the cigarette. At one end of thehousing, a cap secures the cigarette holder at least partially withinthe cavity of the football-shaped housing. The cap includes a secondchannel in fluid communication with the first channel of the cigaretteholder configured to expel inhalable smoke from the cigarettetherethrough. The football-shaped housing may be passed around like aregular football, and because a smokable stream is expelled from thedevice, no one has to make contact with the device by way of theirmouth, nor do users have to make fluid contact that may expose theirmouth or airways to particles so as to avoid unintended contaminationwith an infectious disease, such as COVID-19, the flue, or any othercontagious ailment. Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure aredescribed with reference to the drawings for illustration purposes andare not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure.

FIG. 1 illustrates a side view of a smoking implement 100, in accordancewith an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2illustrates a sectional view of the smoking implement 100. Referencehereinafter is directed to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2. According to one exemplaryembodiment of the present invention, the smoking implement 100 comprisesa housing body 102 having an air inlet port 104 and an air outlet port106. In one embodiment, the housing body 102 is a football shapedhousing body 102 having a first end 102A and a second end 102B. It is tobe noted that the football shaped housing is only one example of thehousing body shape and should not be construed as limiting. The housingbody 102 may have any other shape and colour and is not restricted to afootball shape configuration.

The air inlet port 104, in accordance with one exemplary embodiment, maybe configured at any location on the housing body 102 of the smokingimplement 100. The air outlet port 106 is configured at the first end102A of the smoking implement 100. The housing body 102 may be aresilient housing body that may be pressed to expel out air, which isalready contained in an interior space 102C of the housing body 102,from the air outlet port 106 on being pressed or deformed, according toan embodiment of the present invention. Fresh air may be introducedagain in the interior space 102C again once the resilient housing body102 is made to regain its original shape.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the smoking implement 100 furthercomprises a nippleless cap 108 attachable to the housing body 102 at theair outlet port 106. Cap 108 is a nipple-less cap in that a region atthe tip of the cap is designed to avoid mouth contact. That is, in orderto dissuade users from placing their mouths in contact with the outletof cap 108, cap 108 may be preferably designed without a nipple thatwould otherwise invite unintended contact use of smoking implement 100.In accordance with the instant embodiment, the nippleless cap 108 isconfigured to attach to the air outlet port 106 that is configured onthe first end 102A of the housing body 102. The nippleless cap 108, inaccordance with an embodiment of the present invention, has aninternally configured first channel 108A. The nippleless cap 108attaches to the air outlet port 106 in a manner that the first channel108A is in fluid communication with the interior space 102C of thehousing body 102.

FIG. 3 illustrates an exploded view of the smoking implement 100, inaccordance with an embodiment of the present invention. As seen in FIG.2 and FIG. 3, the nippleless cap 108 has a conical configuration thatextends between a base 108B and a tip 108C. The base 108B of thenippleless cap 108 includes thread formations 110A. Similarly, the airoutlet port 106, on which the nippleless cap 108 is configured forfitment, includes complementary thread formations 110B to allow thefitment of the base 108B of the nippleless cap 108 thereon. It is to benoted that feature of threaded formations 110A, 110B for facilitatingfitment of the nippleless cap 108 on the air outlet port 106 is only oneexemplary embodiment. The fitment of the nippleless cap 108 on the airoutlet port 106 may also be facilitated using other known attachmentmeans, such as, e.g., snap formations, push buttons, interlockingformations, and so on.

Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the smoking implement 100 furthercomprises a holder 112 configured for holding a cigarette. The holder112 is securable to the nippleless cap 108 in a manner that the holder112 is partially accommodated into the first channel 108A and extendsinto an interior space 102C of the housing body 102.

FIG. 4A and FIG. 4B illustrate different views of the holder 112, inaccordance with an embodiment of the present invention. Referring toFIG. 4A and FIG. 4B, the holder 112 includes a first portion 112A havinga cylindrical configuration with a first radius and a second portion112B extending from the first portion 112A and having a cylindricalconfiguration with a second radius. In one embodiment, the first radiusis greater than the second radius. The first portion 112A of the holder112 includes the holding channel 112C. The holding channel 112C of theholder 112 is provided for holding a cigarette or a joint therein. Thecigarette may include a tobacco cigarette, a marijuana joint, or anyother psychedelic recreational plant matter cigarette. The holdingchannel 112C is in fluid communication with an outlet channel 112Dformed within the second portion 112B of the holder 112. In oneembodiment, the holding channel 112C and the outlet channel 112D may bea single elongate channel that extends along the length of the first andsecond portions of the holder 112.

The holder 112 further comprises heat distribution means 112E configuredon the first portion 112A of the holder 112. The first portion 112A isconfigured to hold the cigarette and as such is subjected to hightemperatures. Therefore, heat distribution means 112E help in heatdistribution to ensure that the material of the housing body 102 doesnot burn on coming in contact with the high temperature surface of thefirst portion 112A. In accordance with one embodiment of the presentinvention, the heat distribution means 112E may be heat distributiongrooves (as seen in FIG. 4A and FIG. 4B) or heat distribution fins.

FIG. 5 illustrates a perspective view of the holder 112 being assembledwith the nippleless cap 108, in accordance with an embodiment of thepresent subject matter. The holder 112 is configured for fitment withinnippleless cap 108. More specifically, the second portion 112B of theholder 112 is inserted and fitted into the first channel 108A of thenippleless cap 108. As such, the first channel 108A is in fluidcommunication with the outlet channel 112D. Also, the outlet channel112D is in fluid communication with the holding channel 112C, and theholding channel 112C is in fluid communication with the interior space102C when the nippleless cap 108 along with the holder 112 is fitted tothe first end 102A of the housing body 102, as seen in FIG. 2. Such anarrangement of the nippleless cap 108 and the holder 112 on the firstend 102A of the housing body 102 facilitates the outflow of the aircontained within the interior space 102C of the housing body 102 via thecigarette that is held in the holder 112.

Reference hereinafter is directed to FIG. 6 through FIG. 10 forexplanation of the operation of the smoking implement 100, in accordancewith an embodiment of the present subject matter. FIG. 6 illustrates aperspective view depicting the fitment of a cigarette C on the holder112 that is received within the nippleless cap 108. This is the firststep of using the smoking implement 100, i.e., assembling the cigaretteor joint C onto the holder 112 that is received within the nipplelesscap 108. Subsequent to that, the cigarette C is lit and introduced inthe interior space 102C of the housing body 102 by attaching thenippleless cap 108 (along with the holder 112 and the cigarette C) onthe first end 102A of the housing body 102, as depicted in FIG. 7.

FIG. 8 illustrates a schematic view of the smoking implement 100 afterthe nippleless cap 108 (along with the holder 112 and the cigarette C)is attached to the first end 102A of the housing body 102. As isapparent from FIG. 8, the smoking implement 100 looks just like a normalfootball, which makes it easier to throw the smoking implement 100 amonga group of friends that have gathered for smoking recreationally. FIG. 9and FIG. 10 depict a top view of the smoking implement 100, wherein theair inlet port 104 can be seen. As mentioned previously, the air inletport 104 may be configured at any location on the housing body 102.

FIG. 11 illustrates a schematic view depicting the operation of thesmoking implement 100, in accordance with an embodiment of the presentsubject matter. As seen in FIG. 11, for using the smoking implement 100that has been loaded with the cigarette, the user places a finger F onthe air inlet port for covering the air inlet port. Once the air inletport is covered, the air present in the interior space 102C has onlypath for being exhausted from the interior space 102C, i.e., the throughthe cigarette being held by the holder having the outlet channel influid communication with the first channel of the nippleless cap 108.Therefore, once the housing body 102 of the smoking implement 100 ispressed, as depicted in FIG. 11, the air in the interior space of thehousing body 102 passes through the cigarette while being converted intosmoke S that can be inhaled on being exhausted from the nippleless cap108.

An advantageous aspect of the structure and configuration of the smokingimplement 100 is that the smoking implement 100 need not be in contactwith the mouth of the user for consumption of the plant material or anyother material rolled in a cigarette and loaded into the smokingimplement. Such a feature mitigates the transfer of any kind ofdisease-causing viruses or bacteria that may be contained in the salivaof a user when used in a group gathered for recreational smoking.Another advantageous aspect of the smoking implement 100 is the funelement of playing catch with a group of friends while enjoying thepleasures of smoking the cigarette.

FIG. 12 is a flow chart depicting a method of use of smoking implement100. In exemplary embodiments, a method may include: holding thefootball-shaped housing to unscrew the cap and inserting a rolledcigarette into a cigarette holder (201); lighting the cigarette; whilethe cigarette is lit, coupling the cigarette holder to the cap, and thecap and holder to the football-shaped housing (202); placing a fingerover a vent hole on the football-shaped housing (203); squeezing thefootball-shaped housing to expel smoke from the hole in cap end offootball, wherein the football-shaped housing is configured to be thrownto another user after use (204);

and passing or throwing the football-shaped housing to the another user.

A smoking implement has been described. The foregoing description of thevarious exemplary embodiments of the invention has been presented forthe purposes of illustration and disclosure. It is not intended to beexhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise form disclosed. Manymodifications and variations are possible in light of the above teachingwithout departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is:
 1. A smoking implement comprising: a housing bodyhaving an air inlet port and an air outlet port; a nippleless capattachable to the housing body at the air outlet port, the nipplelesscap having an internally configured first channel; and a holderconfigured for holding a cigarette, the holder being securable to thenippleless cap in a manner that the holder is partially accommodatedinto the first channel and extends into an interior space of the housingbody.
 2. The smoking implement according to claim 1, wherein the housingbody is a football shaped housing having a first end and a second end.3. The smoking implement according to claim 2, wherein the air inletport is configured at any location on the housing body, and thenippleless cap is attached to the first end of housing body.
 4. Thesmoking implement according to claim 1, wherein the housing body has aresilient configuration for allowing air to be introduced in theinterior space of the housing body via the air inlet port, andexhausting the air from the outlet port on pressing of the housing body.5. The smoking implement according to claim 1, wherein the nipplelesscap has a conical configuration extending between a base and a tip,wherein the base of the nippleless cap is configured for attachment tothe first end of the housing body, and the first channel of thenipple-less cap extends from the tip and opens to the base of the ofnippleless cap.
 6. The smoking implement according to claim 5, whereinthe holder includes a first portion having a cylindrical configurationwith a first radius and a second portion extending from the firstportion, the second portion having a cylindrical configuration with asecond radius.
 7. The smoking implement according to claim 6, whereinthe first radius is greater than the second radius.
 8. The smokingimplement according to claim 6, wherein the first portion of the holderincludes a holding channel for holding the cigarette.
 9. The smokingimplement according to claim 8, wherein the holding channel is in fluidcommunication with an outlet channel formed within the second portion ofthe holder.
 10. The smoking implement according to claim 9, wherein thesecond portion of the holder is configured to fit within the firstchannel of the nippleless cap, and the outlet channel is in fluidcommunication with the first channel.
 11. The smoking implementaccording to claim 8, wherein the holding channel includes heatdistribution means.
 12. The smoking implement according to claim 11,wherein the heat distribution means is one of radial grooves and radialfins.
 13. A smoking implement comprising: a football shaped housing bodyhaving an air inlet port and an air outlet port, wherein the footballshaped housing body has a first end and a second end; a nippleless capattachable to the housing body at the air outlet port, the nipplelesscap having an internally configured first channel; and a holderconfigured for holding a cigarette, the holder being securable to thenippleless cap in a manner that the holder is partially accommodatedinto the first channel and extends into an interior space of the housingbody; wherein the air inlet port is configured at any location on thehousing body, and the nipple-less cap is attached to the first end ofhousing body; wherein the housing body has a resilient configuration forallowing air to be introduced in the interior space of the housing bodyvia the air inlet port, and exhausting the air from the outlet port onpressing of the housing body.
 14. The smoking implement according toclaim 13, wherein the nippleless cap has a conical configurationextending between a base and a tip, wherein the base of the nipplelesscap is configured for threaded attachment to the first end of thehousing body, and the first channel of the nippleless cap extends fromthe tip and opens to the base of the of nippleless cap.
 15. The smokingimplement according to claim 5, wherein the holder includes a firstportion having a cylindrical configuration with a first radius and asecond portion extending from the first portion, the second portionhaving a cylindrical configuration with a second radius, wherein thefirst radius is greater than the second radius.
 16. The smokingimplement according to claim 6, wherein the first portion of the holderincludes a holding channel for holding the cigarette.
 17. The smokingimplement according to claim 8, wherein the holding channel is in fluidcommunication with an outlet channel formed within the second portion ofthe holder.
 18. The smoking implement according to claim 9, wherein thesecond portion of the holder is configured to fit within the firstchannel of the nippleless cap, and the outlet channel is in fluidcommunication with the first channel.
 19. The smoking implementaccording to claim 8, wherein the holding channel includes heatdistribution means, wherein the heat distribution means is one of radialgrooves and radial fins.
 20. A method of using a smoking implement,comprising: inserting a rolled cigarette into a cigarette holder of afootball-shaped housing of the smoking implement; lighting the cigaretteand while the cigarette is lit, coupling the cigarette holder to thecap, and the cap and holder to the football-shaped housing; placing afinger over a vent hole on the football-shaped housing; an squeezing thefootball-shaped housing to expel smoke from the hole in cap end offootball, wherein the football-shaped housing is configured to be thrownto another user after use.